Police arrest suspect in Wilton dental products theft last April

WILTON — A West Haven man is facing larceny charges for stealing dental products from a local pharmacy last April.

Wilton police arrested Michael Masselli, 46, of 88 Malloy Road in West Haven, on Feb. 7 in Norwalk Superior Court for the alleged theft. Masselli was appearing in court on charges stemming from other alleged crimes.

Masselli and another suspect, a 36-year-old Kimberly Steeves of Branford, walked into the CVS located at 93 Old Ridgefield Road and stole $899 worth of Crest Whitestrips and Prilosec on April 19, according to police.

Police said that soon after, Masselli and Stevees came back to steal more items, but left after seeing that the shelves were not yet restocked.

He was held on $10,000 bond and scheduled to be arraigned the afternoon of his arrest.

According to the New Haven Register, Masselli was arrested by West Haven police on seven outstanding warrants Jan. 29.

He was wanted on warrants from Fairfield, Milford, Clinton, Vernon and East Haven, in addition to Wilton.

With the assistance of U.S. marshals, officers followed an associate of Masselli’s to a West Haven home where Masselli was arrested without incident, police said. He was turned over to the Fairfield Police Department.